The Request:
Hear my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I pray.
Psalm 5:2 NIV
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Do not be far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help.
Psalm 22:11 NIV
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Lord, you know the hopes of the helpless. Surely you will hear their cries and comfort them.
Psalm 10:17 NLT
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I know no words of prayer –
God help me because I cannot help myself.
Harold E. Hughes (American politician February 10, 1922 – October 23, 1996)
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The Reply:
God says:
“Don’t be afraid, for I am with you.
Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you.
I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.”
Isaiah 41:10 NLT
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The Response:
The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me.
My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him.
Psalm 28:7 NIV
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We wait in hope for the Lord; he is our help and our shield.
Psalm 33:20 NIV
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The humble will see their God at work and be glad.
Let all who seek God’s help be encouraged.
Psalm 69:32 NLT
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God does not help those who help themselves;
He helps those who know they can’t help themselves.
Joyce Meyer